A Day In The Life Of A Newbie Internet Marketer
By Osama Taha,   ©2004 All Rights Reserved

I would like to share this story with you. It is not only a true story; it is a story that happens a thousand times every day, in the world of cyber space. Sunshine:
"It was a beautiful April morning, the sun was shining like a million stars, and I thought to myself "what a day to do something really good". With this notion on my head, I started searching my thoughts, what "good thing" have I been meaning to do for quite sometime, but couldn't get myself to start? Yes, I know, I have been browsing the net for a couple of years now, I even made my own free Home Page, and it turned out very nice. But it seems there is a lot more to that black hole called the WWW than just reading news and making beautiful home pages hosted for free. I have been reading in the magazines and also on TV that Internet business is booming, and people are making lots of money easy and fast. Yeah, they said that the Internet would make more millionaires than any other business media. Who said that? Oh yes, that Windows guy, Bell gates, I guess it must be right then." Those were the thoughts of an Internet Marketer in the making. He heard that on the Internet you can make money fast and easy, so instinctively he decided to share the wealth. The gates of Hell
Our newbie friend goes to his PC, logs in to the start page, which has this tiny search bot, types {Internet business} and hits (go). The moment he did the gates of hell opened before his eyes. He was flooded with lists after lists of business sites, hard to choose, hard to decide where to start. Like all average people, with average common sense, he decides to go Alphabetically. It makes sense, doesn't it? "Wow, what is all this", the newbie thinks to himself. "It is true, I can make millions here. Look at all these free offers, free business opportunities, selling, actually promoting someone else's products and making so much money" The newbie was overwhelmed by the endless number of business sites, and the amazing offers they keep throwing in his face, all want to give him money and make him rich fast, from affiliate programs that pay for referrals, to down-lines that pay for nothing. He decided to join a number of those. Since that sunny beautiful day in April (it is October Now) many days have passed, some are sunny, others are not, and many are even nicer than that day when he first opened the Pandora Box. Why me?
The newbie was still sitting by his PC, stiff neck, back ache, hours and hours of FFAs, BBSs, Classifieds, Safe lists, E zines, tons and tons of mail in his mailbox, yet, the money is but a trickle. Sad as a widow on her wedding night, the newbie asks himself: "What happened? Where did I go wrong? Where is the money? Well there must be a secret I don't know. After all so many people are offering to teach me the secrets of the trade, the back allies and all the tricks" Here starts another memorable day in the life of the newbie. The day of seeking the ultimate secret that will make him drown in Greenback, and make his friends Green with envy. Our friend embarks on his aimless journey to find the secret, he gradually goes from back ache, to pocket drain, paying a hundred dollars here, thirty others there, another two hundred. Well why not, he is collecting the secrets of the trade. One day, with soar eyes and after long sleepless nights, he decides to stop the hunt and start enjoying the booty, reading all the stuff - secrets- he has accumulated over the past few weeks. A self declared confinement was in force, the newbie in not to be disturbed, he is now harvesting the seeds of success and money making made easy, with how tos and what nots. The food was piling outside his door, day in day out, sun after sun and moon after moon. The ultimate secret

One Day Not Too Soon, The Door Was Opened, And Came Out The Newbie 10 Years Older-Cum-Wiser, Unshaven, But Laughing His Heart Out Hysterically, Shouting "Eureka, I'Ve Found The Ultimate Secret To Success On The Internet".

Well, what was that secret?
Answers the newbie: "there is no secret, it is what has been happening to me all along, this is the secret, in short, it has two elements: 1. The ultimate desire of people like me to either make money fast and easy, or seek the information they think will change their lives; 2. The power of persuasion on the part of the marketers to convince people like me that this particular product, service, info, is what they are looking for, is what they really really need, and if they don't get it now, there will be no more beautiful April days or sunshine in their lives. The newbie, who is no longer a newbie now, rather a veteran, has learned the lesson: Give people what they need, or make them think they do need what you have, and they will come running to you, affiliates are fine, but the key is the power of persuasion. The newbie-cum-new Internet Marketer is now on his way to fame and fortune, he even has his own affiliate program, where others are promoting his own stuff, what a feeling. "Long days and sleepless nights, back ache and soar eyes, well, it was all worth it" says the new marketer, who thought he has actually discovered the secret of Internet business success. What he did learn though was this simple, yet compelling fact: There is no such a thing as Get-rich quick-and-easy on the net. It is just like any thing else in life, clear vision, knowledge, patience, hard work, perseverance, and above all, the ability to actually love what you do, enjoy doing it, and enjoy the good it does to others. Am I preaching? I think not, just a story I wanted to share with you.

He is also the Owner of Internet Marketing Dreams MakinG CasH from the TrasH
http://marketingdreams.net/digitalcash

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